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Fairy-Tale Road


Somehow they manage to squeeze the occasional live act into this tiny neighbourhood hangout, with its horseshoe bar, classic European film posters and chatty, laid-back clientele. Even without such diversions, it's a charming place for a quiet (or not-so-quiet) drink.


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1. Museum für Sepulkralkultur

0.86 MILES

Billed as ‘a meditative space for funerary art’, this atypical museum examines attitudes to death and burial practices, and challenges western reluctance…

2. Grimmwelt

0.9 MILES

Occupying a prime position atop the Weinberg bunker in the scenic Weinbergpark, the fabulous Grimmwelt could be described as an architect-designed walk-in…

3. Neue Galerie

1.05 MILES

The restored Neue Galerie, once the town residence of Napoleon's little brother Jérôme but sadly damaged in WWII, showcases paintings and sculptures by…

4. Fridericianum

1.17 MILES

This excellent contemporary art museum hosts temporary exhibitions and symposia exploring relevant, topical themes such as the re-emergence of fascism in…

5. Documenta Halle

1.27 MILES

Built expressly to augment the Museum Fridericianum as the primary exhibition space for Kassel's quinquennial art extravaganza Documenta, the Halle hosts…

6. Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe

2.04 MILES

Situated 6.5km west of Kassel Hauptbahnhof, and 3km west of Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe station, in the enchanting Habichtswald nature park, this spectacular 560…

7. Schloss Wilhelmshöhe

2.35 MILES

Erstwhile home to Kaiser Wilhelm II, Wilhelmshöhe Palace (1786–98) at the foot of Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe, today houses one of Germany’s greatest art…

8. Löwenburg

2.7 MILES

Situated within Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe, the faux-ruined 'Lion's Castle' was built between 1793 and 1801 in a 'medieval' style so ornately romantic it's…